---
id: CVE-2026-18537
title: >-
  IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1,
  and 9.0 is vulnerable to improper input validation due to an unsanitised
  container image reference in a Kubernetes operator template.
summary: >-
  IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1,
  and 9.0 is vulnerable to improper input validation due to an unsanitised
  container image reference in a Kubernetes operator template.
severity: high
cvss: 8.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
published: '2026-10-12'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T04:18:18.810'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18537'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290070'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00234
epssPercentile: 0.14277
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T22:05:40.364Z'
vendor: IBM
product: Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component
affected:
  - maximo_application_suite_-_location_service_for_esri_component 9.2
  - maximo_application_suite_-_location_service_for_esri_component 9.1
  - maximo_application_suite_-_location_service_for_esri_component 9.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-13T00:00:00+00:00'
---

## Overview

IBM Maximo Application Suite - Location Service for Esri Component 9.2, 9.1, and 9.0 is vulnerable to improper input validation due to an unsanitised container image reference in a Kubernetes operator template.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.